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English Vocab 39
Vocab Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| bete noire | -a pet hatred, bugbear, something or someone especially disliked or feared. -since he teaches logic, it is natural that sloppy thinking is his bete noire. |
| canaille | mob, rabble |
| savoir-faire | a knowing what to do in any circumstances, a knack for always doing the right thing. |
| raison d'etre | reason for existence, justification |
| coup | a sudden and successful action, a quick and brilliant manuver or triumph. |
| coup d'etat | a sudden overthrow or change of a government especially by a force. |
| coup de grace | a final blow, the finishing stroke to kill a victim and so put him out of his misery. |
| laissez-faire | noninterference, especially a public policy of economic non regulation. |
| denouement | the unraveling of a plot, the end or outcome of a story. |
| contretemps | a mildly unfortunate event, a mishap, a minor embarrassment or misunderstanding. |
| idee fixe | an obsession, a fixed idea, a single notion which dominates a person's thinking. |
| canard | a false story, an absurd lie or rumor, a hoax. |
| en masse | all together, as one, in a body. |
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